Spare tire carrier



Sept. 29, 1931.

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Patented Sept. 29, 1931 r 1 v 9 V UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE v i l L. GILMORE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI r v srannrrnn CARRIER Application med March a, 1930. Serial in 432,683. My invention is ofaspare tire carrier. hanger member 13 is slightly longer than More particularly, rt is'the purpose of my the inner arm 13?) and is provided at its invention to provide :a spare :tire carrier of lower end with notch 14. V extremely simple, compact, inexpensive-and Preferably the notch 14 is substantially durable construction, which can be quickly vrectangular and transversely elongated as and easily installed and assembled for use. shown. 7 V V Anotherobject of my invention is to pro- I provide a hook 15 adapted to be devide such .a spare tire carrier of the type tachably received in the notch 14 as best having a member adapted to hang over one illustrated in Figure 3. .The ho'ozk member .10 tireqalready mounted on a car and to conpreferably is made of a flat piece of metal veniently support a second spare tire by Ibent toshape. Extending downwardly from means of an element supported underneath the hook member is a shank 16 threaded the upper portion of the :second spare tire to receive a nut 17.

and having an element projecting under- What I shall for convenience :call :a sup- I15 neath a portion of the first spare tire. porting member 18 has between its ends a A further obje t i to provid such a Spare hole 19a throughwhich the shank 16 loosely tire carrier capable of convenient and easy Tether snugly extends. adjustment for adapting :the carrier to tires fht one lend np ng member 18 has I, f diff t i an upwardly and outwardly inclined por- 20 With these and "other objects in view, my 391011 '70 invention consists in the construction, ar- In the use of my spare irecarrier, I prefrangement and combination 50f the various stably 8 1 05 tWO Of rthe complete cairli 's parts of my spar-retire :canrier, whereby the at the PP Pa Of the 81 MB nd objects contemplated are attained, as here- Spaced 0h PP h6 "Sides of the Wllticfil inafter more fully set forth, pointed out in r thBTBOf, as l ust L F gu 7 7 my claims, and illustrated in the zaccom- T hanger members 13 are 111mg 1 panying d i i hi h; the {tread portion of the torward spare Figure 1 shows a rear elevation of :a motor as Seen for lnstance in Figure a CF- i vehicle equipped with spare itire carriers emhe 10116 hehhe 0 after e h k:I bodying-my invention. ber 15 is inserted through the slot or notch so Figure 2 is a vertical, central, transverse, sectional View through two spare tires taken 111113 17 15 n igh ened until the on thejline 2 -2- f Fi 1; d projecting end 18a of the supporting mem- Figure 3 is aiperspecti-ve View of :one 0f r 1 Whlch @1993 not ha the inclined th spare ti carriers portion 19 rests snugly against the under ea In the drawings herewith, I have used Side Of the rim f l p i 1 Q -g the resterence numeral 10 to indicatea motor ngag w hp vehicle having supported thereon a spare The spare tire 12 (R111 then be li itedzup iand tire 11 in anysuitabfle manner. My present g Over the supp r g" b sj 8 of he invention is intended for supporting an- *tWo installed spare tIBH DIiQFS- 1 other pa-re tire 12:11 p0n the tire 111 The HEB 12 Will then hang in Etheposition My carrier includes a member which for ShOWIl ill Figure 2- convenience I will pull the hanger nember 1t Will,0f COILISQ, be understood tha-tordi: 13 havingsubstantially the form of an in nary lock washers may be used on the verted U, as shown in Figure '3. The Shank 16. hanger. member 13 may be of strap iron or 1 preferably :put an ordinary strap 20 any suitable material preferably having around both tires 11 and 12 at their lower some slight resiliency and is intended :to parts as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The rest over the tread portion of the tire '11. strap is provided with a buckleQil. Instead Vhat is then the outer arm 13a of the of the strap, one ofmy'carriers maybe used.

The rear spare tire 12 may be carried until it is needed, and then when it is desired to remove it, the strap or the lowermost carrier, as the case may be, is removed, and the tire 12 can be simply lifted 01f the spare tire carriers.

It will be noted that when curred the spare tire carriers snugly held in place and can dentally lost or dropped off.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the objects heretofore mentioned have been attained in the present tire carrier. The device is extremely simple of construction. The material, of course, is readily available for manufacture and the manufacturing processes are easily and quickly performed without the necessity for any complicated machinery.

A very minimum of material is used for accomplishing the desired purpose. The carriers may be quickly, readily and easily installed for use. All that is necessary to remove them entirely is to loosen the nuts 17 and take off the carriers. They are of light weight and can be readily carried in the ordinary tool box, occupying very little space. They are easily adjustable so as to snugly fit tires of different sizes.

hen the nut 17 is tightened to draw the portion 18a of the supporting member against the inner face of the rim of the tire 11, the main portion of the supporting member 18 is leveled up.

It will, of course, be understood that the provision of the adjustment means of the nut 17 affords means for locking the carrier firmly on the tire 11.

Some little play of the shank 16 in the hole 19a is provided for so as to allow the ready and easy adjustment and manipulation of the parts in installation and to prevent binding.

Changes may be made in the details of the construction and arrangement of my tire carrier in the materials to be used and the mode of securing the adjustment without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a spare tire carrier, a U-shaped member adapted to fit over the tread of the upper portion of a tire, a substantially straight member adapted to engage the inner face of a rim carrying such tire, said straight member having a part projecting laterally to support a second rim and provided with means for engaging the side of the second rim farther from the U-shaped member, means adapted to project between the rims for adjustably connecting said this has ocwill still be not be accimembers together and gripping the first rim and its tire between such members.

2. In a spare tire carrier, a member adapted to fit over the tread of the upper portion of a tire, a substantially straight member adapted to engage the inner face of a rim carrying such a tire, said substantially straight member having a part projecting laterally to support a second rim and provided with means for engaging the side of the second rim farther from said first memher, a third member pivotally connected with said first member and having an adjustable connection with the second member and adapted to project between said rims for clamping the first rim and its tire between said first two members, so that said laterally projecting part may support a second spare tire.

3. In a spare tire carrier, a member adapted to fit over the tread of the upper portion of a tire, a substantially straight member adapted to engage the inner face of a rim carrying such a tire, said substantially straight member having a part projecting laterally to support a second rim and provided with means for engaging the side of the second rim farther from said first mem her, a third member pivotally connected with said first member and having the second member rotatably mounted on it, and means carried by the third member for causing the first rim and its tire to be gripped between the first and second members with said laterally projecting part standing in position for receiving and supporting a spare tire rim.

4. In a spare tire carrier, a member adapted to fit over the tread of the upper portion of a tire, a substantially straight member adapted to engage the inner face of a rim carrying such a tire, said substantially straight member having a part projecting laterally to support a second rim and provided with means for engaging the side of the second rim farther from said first member, a third member connected with said first member and adapted to project between such a pair of rims, the third member having the second member slidably mounted on it, and means carried by the third member for clamping said rim and said tire between said first and second member with such part projecting for supporting the spare the rim.

5. In a tire carrier, a U-shaped member adapted to fit over the upper tread portion of a spare tire, a fiat member adapted to engage the under face of a rim carrying such tire radially inwardly from said first member, said fiat member having a laterally proectmg portion adapted to support a second spare tire and rim and provided with an up-turned end for engaging the side of the second spare tire rim farther from the U- shaped member, a third member having a 

